How to get GAS back down to $1.30 per gallon (credit, work)

[goredsox]

I read this on my high schools page on facebook, pretty good idea if u think... im definatly taking part in this(by passing it on)!

THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER GALLON.

This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time to read this please.

Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.
This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy gas on a certain day' campaign that was going around last April or May!
It's worth your consideration. Join the resistance!!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down?

We need to take some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to 'hurt' ourselves by refusing to buy gas.

It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.
BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can Really work. Please read on and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $2.00 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $3.16 for regular unleaded in my town.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace...not sellers.

With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action.

The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And, WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT HURTING OURSELVES.

How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas.

But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.

Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL.

If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.

But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) .. and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers.
If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!

If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!

Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all!

(If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this t o 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician. But I am . so trust me on this one.

How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!!

I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you !
Acting together we can make a difference.

If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $2.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.


Keep it going

[mels]

Hey, I have an idea! Why don't people stop moving into their 3,000 SF homes with 2 SUVs parked in the garage to haul around their two kids? Home heating oil and gasoline will be saved.

We run on government subsidized oil in this country. Gas IS cheap in the US compared to the rest of the world. Try going to England and paying $9/gallon. If our prices reflected the real cost, people wouldn't be so wasteful.

[JayCT]

Actually Mels the price of gas is this country is cheap because we have the refinery capacity and delivery network to process more at a reasonable price. Jay

[glxyman21]

Gas is cheap because it is not taxed as much. In European countries, about %50 of the price you pay is taxes. But then again, they have a more extensive system of trains, highways, bus-lines, etc. The price of gas will not go down- China and India are growing at a fast rate and their demand is increasing drastically. With a potential market of over 2 billion people- that is where the buyers are creating the demand. Lets not forget the weakness of the American Dollar playing a role in this.

[mels]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Actually Mels the price of gas is this country is cheap because we have the refinery capacity and delivery network to process more at a reasonable price. Jay

$20 billion in federal tax credits to big oil doesn't exactly hurt either.

[kidyankee784]

mels -

Yes, gas is cheaper in the states, but people here rely on their vehicles a LOT more than the rest of the world. We live in our cars, it's our way of life. We need a better mass transportation system all across the nation, but until then, what American's are paying for gas is absurd. And we wonder why the economy sucks. Thanks Bush.

[mels]

Originally Posted by kidyankee784

mels -

Yes, gas is cheaper in the states, but people here rely on their vehicles a LOT more than the rest of the world. We live in our cars, it's our way of life.

It’s a vicious cycle. We live in our cars and have built our towns around cars because gas is relatively cheap. Lifestyles will change if gas prices keep rising, people will have no other choice. Maybe then the state will stop dumping all of the money into highway expansion and start thinking about mass transit as a viable option.

[kidyankee784]

Originally Posted by mels

Maybe then the state will stop dumping all of the money into highway expansion and start thinking about mass transit as a viable option.

I couldn't agree more!!! Until that happens though, the economy will suffer as long as the price of oil continues to rise.

Regarding the OP's recommendation - boycotting Exxon or any other gas station will only cause that one gas station to have problems. There are thousands of them across the world. One little gas station in Whosville, CT won't hurt them. It would hurt the local economy more, IMO.

[Cruikshl]

Originally Posted by mels

Hey, I have an idea! Why don't people stop moving into their 3,000 SF homes with 2 SUVs parked in the garage to haul around their two kids? Home heating oil and gasoline will be saved.

We run on government subsidized oil in this country. Gas IS cheap in the US compared to the rest of the world. Try going to England and paying $9/gallon. If our prices reflected the real cost, people wouldn't be so wasteful.

Just my two cents but when people post their utility bills on here ( oil cost) it is the same as my 3850 sq ft new house which is very well built and very energy efficient. I do agree about the wasteful big SUVs though.

[vincentnyc]

this sounds like a chain letter.